African Nationhood

As the war progressed, the losses of the South China Company and the British continued to increase.

Shi Jintang is located in Mafujing and receives telegrams from various places every day.

The radio station in Jinling will also regularly broadcast the situation of fighting against the British in various places.

The technology tree of Nanhua Company's radio calls has only climbed to the level of radios, and voice calls have not yet been realized.

However, wireless communication has been realized, but the battery needs to continue to be miniaturized and durable.

We are still some way off from realizing the wireless transmitter of World War II.

So far, the damage suffered by Nanhua Company has reached millions of pounds, and the casualties are very light, less than a thousand people so far.

Every time he saw the damage report, Shi Jintang's heart ached. The construction results of more than 20 years were destroyed at the speed of light once the war broke out.

In comparison, the British's losses were several times or even ten times that of the Nanhua Company, and their personnel losses were even greater.

The number of enemy kills reported from various places alone is already in the thousands, not counting the battleships and weapons and equipment lost by the British.

The British's loss in international influence is countless.

Since the beginning of the Second Boer War, this contest has begun to develop into an unfavorable situation for the British Empire. The longer the South China Company persists, the more serious the British Empire will lose blood.

By the time the gentlemen of London realized the true nature of the war, it was time for the Southwark Company to calculate the results of its victory.

……

As of March 3, the East African garrison had advanced outside Pretoria from the east.

The railways along the way have also been repaired and can quickly transport supplies and soldiers.

The Orange Grove garrison on the west route is still some distance away from Pretoria, and the current garrison at Blitz (today's South African town) is only thirty kilometers away from Pretoria.

The forward troops have penetrated deep into the outskirts of Pretoria and have been engaging in continuous exchanges of fire with the British army several times.

The West Route Army moved slowly because there was no railway line to support it, and the South China Army wanted to clear out the surrounding British troops.

When the Western Route Army was clearing bunkers along the way, some British troops fled. They also learned the Boers' guerrilla fighting methods. These defeated troops caused a lot of trouble to the logistics line of the Western Route Army.

In order to prevent the battle from being affected, Shi Jintang directed the accompanying guard regiment to continue to clear up the broken British troops along the way in platoon-level units.

The large force of the artillery brigade is transported by railway on the East Road, and the soldiers, artillery crews and ammunition have been transported to place.

As long as the West Route Army is in place, the battle can be launched.

……

The sky was dark, Zhang Yang was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the camp, looking at the sunset in the horizon, secretly lost in thought.

"Platoon leader, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about your sister-in-law?"

Zhang Yang spat out the grass stalks in his mouth, "Bah, what are you thinking about women? I'm thinking about what to eat tonight. What we have eaten every day since we entered the army is no different from pig food."

No wonder Zhang Yang complained that the military rations provided by the military department were really a pain in the ass.

Especially the compressed biscuit, unless you eat it soaked in water, you will never be able to bite it.

The seafood soup was better, but the dehydrated noodles were so black that no one would know it was military rations unless others told them, and they might throw them away as rotten branches.

Not to mention dehydrated rice, it is basically inedible if it is not cooked over high heat for half an hour. It can be used as pebbles at ordinary times.

The soldier next to him also chuckled after hearing Zhang Yang's words.

"That's right, the radio says every day how many British people have been killed in non-war zones, and the total number of British people killed is more than what we have here.

Why don't we attack Pretoria while we're spending our time here? "

Zhang Yang glared at his subordinates, "Don't talk nonsense about the things above, we just need to do our part."

After nightfall, the dining whistle sounded, and everyone lined up to start eating.

The first soldier to get food found that tonight's meal was different from usual, and said in surprise: "Ah, which hero went hunting today and actually got fresh meat to eat?"

The soldier in the cooking class smiled and said, "Well, Platoon Leader Yu from the reconnaissance platoon went out for reconnaissance and brought them back along the way. Two elk and a horned antelope, which is enough for everyone."

This meal was extremely delicious for the soldiers. Zhang Yang patted his belly after finishing the meal and burped with satisfaction, causing the soldiers around him to laugh.

……

After dinner, Zhang Yang was thinking about having a small meeting with everyone to unify their thoughts.

Suddenly hearing footsteps, Zhang Yang looked outside the tent and found that it was his company commander Han Shigen who came over.

"Company Commander, why are you here so late?"

"Assemble the team and set off immediately."

Zhang Yang did not dare to delay and immediately woke up the platoon officer beside him, "Gather, hurry up!"

When Zhang Yang gathered the team, he found that he had a large number of people gathered this time, and he was probably going to do a big job.

……

Zhang Yang's estimate was good. The battalion commander and the deputy of the large battalion appeared together and did pre-war mobilization, telling everyone that they were leaving for Pretoria tonight to set up defenses and prepare the front line for the large army to march.

Everyone's spirits were high when they heard it was time to march.

"Tonight our target is a British stronghold outside Pretoria. There is a battalion of over a thousand British troops there. Do you have confidence?"

"Have!"

"Okay, let's go!"

The battalion commander's order was issued, and the 2nd Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the Orange Grove Garrison Division broke out of camp and headed towards Pretoria.

Zhang Yang was in the first battalion, and their battalion commander was promoted together with the regimental commander. Therefore, during wars, their battalion was always arranged to be a critical battalion.

This time to remove the British stronghold, the 1st Battalion will definitely be the main attack, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions will be the auxiliary flanks.

A journey of 30 kilometers is nothing to these soldiers who have been trained to march with heavy loads. Now they can carry two days of army rations and backpacks and march 2 kilometers in one night.

In order to maintain combat effectiveness this time, they did not carry supplies or backpacks. The regiment leader's order was to go to the enemy's side to eat.

After hearing this order, the soldiers curled their lips.

This regiment leader is too arrogant. The food of the British army is not even a bit worse than the food of Nanhua Company. It is the difference between one mile of land and a hundred miles of land.

But orders are orders, and there is no possibility of them disobeying them.

Therefore, the soldiers held their breath and tried their best to eliminate the enemies as early as possible, and then find food for themselves.

……

The sky was getting brighter, Zhang Yang and his soldiers were already in place, and not far away was the British stronghold.

Through the telescope, he found that there were many people in the British stronghold, and the artillery could be clearly seen outside their camps.

The importance of this stronghold is very high. The more important the stronghold is, the higher the military success will be achieved.

Zhang Yang smiled, then looked at the soldier lying next to him with a gun in hand.

His gun is very special, it is a sniper rifle.

"The time is almost up. Wait a moment while you keep an eye on the officers who are fighting the British army. Leave the rest of the soldiers to us."

The sniper next to him didn't speak, just nodded.

Zhang Yang then made arrangements for his soldiers, and then walked towards the mortar crew beside him. These young men were all ready.

The mortar shells and ammunition bags in their hands were neatly stacked next to the gun barrel. The gunners had already aimed at the target and were just waiting for the attack order to be issued.

"It's 5 o'clock sharp, it's time to blow the whistle."

When Zhang Yang finished speaking, he heard a rapid and sharp "咻咻~~~~" sound that echoed throughout the audience.

The whistle sounded, and grenades shot into the sky one after another, rushing straight into the sleeping British camp with huge killing intent. (End of chapter)